USS Russell (DD-414)

USS Russell (DD-414) was a US Navy destroyer that was commissioned on 3 November 1939. The ship was stationed in the Atlantic and Caribbean on neutrality patrol until after the Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, upon which the Russell was sent to the Pacific Ocean. The ship served as a screening ship for carriers such as USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Lexington (CV-2), rescuing survivors from the Yorktown at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942 and rescuing survivors from USS Hornet (CV-8) at the Battle of Santa Crruz later that same year. The ship continued to serve as an escort ship in following years, also fighting at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.